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when i went to afghanistan, i went surrounded by military personnel with guns. i was wearing a flak jacket. i asked you, you know, you said you were going to afghanistan. how are you getting there? it was like i'm walking. like it was some crazy.... >> afghanistan is a different, sort of a different ballgame. after so many years in iraq embedding with u.s. soldiers the last five years that i've worked in afghanistan i've never been with u.s. soldiers. i just kind of go on my own. it's a different experience to see it from the other side. i would say in afghanistan it's a lot easier to work on the street or with afghans without the protection of nato. >> jon: really? >> i grew up in new york in the '80s. >> jon: that's not the same thing. i lived here in the '0s. having a guy try to sell you something by the park is not the same as being in afghanistan. look at this. this is another picture from iraq that i wanted to show. i don't know if you can get that. it's a woman... the thing i thought was interesting here is not the eggs but right now to her. that white bl
when i went to afghanistan, i went surrounded by military personnel with guns. i was wearing a flak jacket. i asked you, you know, you said you were going to afghanistan. how are you getting there? it was like i'm walking. like it was some crazy.... >> afghanistan is a different, sort of a different ballgame. after so many years in iraq embedding with u.s. soldiers the last five years that i've worked in afghanistan i've never been with u.s. soldiers. i just kind of go on my own. it's a...
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it provides a window into understanding the future of afghanistan. amid wally carsi karzai was rut with troops not supporting his brother, cutting them off from any aid. he gave the american and brid tisch forces information on hostile tribes, provided crucial intelligence on key groups and militants. he was the first afghan leader to begin talking with the taliban about ceasefires and their entry in the government. in other words, he was a practical deal maker. now, he was famous in the west or notorious for the corruption that surrounded him. but corruption surrounded all of the billions of dollars in american and western military aid and spending being brought into afghanistan. everyone in afghanistan was corrupt. amid karzai was an ally and effective deal maker. a journalist recalls he was a wheeler dealer in the classic afghan mode. but if tefs a rogue, he was a loveable rogue who charmed you, one way of doing political business in afghanistan. karzai's death reminds us it is the kind of political business he excelled at that we need urgently. t
it provides a window into understanding the future of afghanistan. amid wally carsi karzai was rut with troops not supporting his brother, cutting them off from any aid. he gave the american and brid tisch forces information on hostile tribes, provided crucial intelligence on key groups and militants. he was the first afghan leader to begin talking with the taliban about ceasefires and their entry in the government. in other words, he was a practical deal maker. now, he was famous in the west...
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in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals well its contract. were accused of gunning down seventeen other armed civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished or the company is doing an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over herson areas to protect human rights but authorities get an edge check out reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hired guns since their actions slipped under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old ali khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain felt something ground between my feet and on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers like they were trying to everyone they can see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished by the massacre to other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious
in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals well its contract. were accused of gunning down seventeen other armed civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished or the company is doing an even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over herson areas to protect human rights but authorities get an edge check out reports it's...
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i'm talking about military veterans. ( laughter ) you see, only one% of americans served in iraq or afghanistan. now, thankfully, the super committee is serveing the interest of the 99% of us who didn't serve. >> lawmakers on the debt super committee are looking for $1.2 patrol in spending cuts. they've recommended cost-saving changes this military health benefits. >> stephen: they want to reduce military health benefits known as tricare. and the super congress recently received a letter supporting those cuts from the bipartisan leaders of the house and senate veterans affairs committees. they say of that trend, "we believe no constituency better understands the challenge america faces and no constituency is better suited to again lead by example by putting country first." with this letter, congress is sending our troops a clear message-- that message that we can take for granted that service members are willing to give up more than the rest of us. now i know certainly we rich people can't give things up. i'm not used to it. i have never given up anything in my life. ( laughter ) now, folks-- (
i'm talking about military veterans. ( laughter ) you see, only one% of americans served in iraq or afghanistan. now, thankfully, the super committee is serveing the interest of the 99% of us who didn't serve. >> lawmakers on the debt super committee are looking for $1.2 patrol in spending cuts. they've recommended cost-saving changes this military health benefits. >> stephen: they want to reduce military health benefits known as tricare. and the super congress recently received a...
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in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals with its contractors were accused of gunning down seventeen civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished well the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over mercenaries to protect human rights but as our. reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hard guns since their actions slip under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old nani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago is bringing shelter between might on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy u.s. professional killers like they were trying to everyone they could see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns worked.
in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scandals with its contractors were accused of gunning down seventeen civilians in baghdad in two thousand and seven for which no one has been punished well the company is due an even bigger role in afghanistan the u.s. about to double its private army to replace departing troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over mercenaries to protect human rights but as our. reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hard...
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we are streaming live from kabul, afghanistan. conner this is shocking to so many here in america. >> reporter: i spoke to one special forces soldier who told me this is a devastating blow to the tight-knit special forces community, something we have never seen before, the largest death total in afghanistan. it is the largest ever on special offices -- forces on the overall community in one day. the u.s. military is not officially saying anything other than a helicopter crashed. according to multiple sources, we believe that 31 of the american special forces people who died today, that the majority were from seal team 6, navy seals. the same unit that went into pakistan and got bin laden a few months ago. we are hearing multiple report about what happened. according to the taliban, they say they shot down this chinook helicopter as it was about to launch a raid on a taliban compound. they say they shot it down with a rocket propelled grenade launcher. the military isn't saying how the copter crashed. given the time and location it
we are streaming live from kabul, afghanistan. conner this is shocking to so many here in america. >> reporter: i spoke to one special forces soldier who told me this is a devastating blow to the tight-knit special forces community, something we have never seen before, the largest death total in afghanistan. it is the largest ever on special offices -- forces on the overall community in one day. the u.s. military is not officially saying anything other than a helicopter crashed. according...
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service men returning from iraq and afghanistan, particularly u.s. army and marine corps personnel. he talked about bombing post offices in and around washington heights and police cars in new york city, as well as a police station in new jersey. as in other terrorist cases, pimentell's behavior morphed from simply talking about such acts to action, namely bomb building. pimentel followed instructions from anwar al awlaki's "inspire" magazine, to first acquire the bomb-making materials and then assemble them. he relied on a particularly notorious article called "how to make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom." pimentel acquired the readily available ingredients from home depot and other stores, being careful not to make all of these purchases from any one location at the same time. he wanted to avoid raising red flags. he used elbow joints, customarily used to join two pipes, as the main housings for the bombs. right here is an elbow joint. this is what one bomb looked like. in the car explosion that you saw, there were three of these. he made three bombs. this small size can do that
service men returning from iraq and afghanistan, particularly u.s. army and marine corps personnel. he talked about bombing post offices in and around washington heights and police cars in new york city, as well as a police station in new jersey. as in other terrorist cases, pimentell's behavior morphed from simply talking about such acts to action, namely bomb building. pimentel followed instructions from anwar al awlaki's "inspire" magazine, to first acquire the bomb-making...
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military can openly celebrate their favorite holiday, being away from their family, risking their lives in afghanistan. well, i for one-- am offended. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: i for one am offended by those that would condemn the christmas lifestyle. they don't understand that unlike being gay, loving christmas is not a choice. (laughter) >> stephen: i was attracted to christmas at a very early age. i didn't totally understand it but it got me very excited. i remember looking at a present and just aching for it. i saw a gingerbread man and i wanted him in my mouth. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: folks, it wasn't until i moved to new york and saw the macy's pride parade that i had the courage to throw on my thigh high candy cane stocks and proudly chant we're here. we like reindeer, get used to it. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: i just pray, i just pray for a day when cringe el-americans feel free to don we now our gay apparel. well nation, like rick perry, around here we are not ashamed of who we are. we at the report want the world to know just how much we truly love christmas. boys, g
military can openly celebrate their favorite holiday, being away from their family, risking their lives in afghanistan. well, i for one-- am offended. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: i for one am offended by those that would condemn the christmas lifestyle. they don't understand that unlike being gay, loving christmas is not a choice. (laughter) >> stephen: i was attracted to christmas at a very early age. i didn't totally understand it but it got me very excited. i remember...
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increased afghanistan and iraq. telling the army times the drawdown would happen over the next five years. the plan calls first for getting rid of 22,000 temporary positions. created for the troop surge in afghanistan. we're told the army would then cut another 27,000 spaces. using buyouts, retirement and other measures. a similar drawdown back in the 1990s made the u.s. more dependent on private contractors. while hundreds of civilians in libya leaving the hometown of colonel muammar qaddafi, sirte is one of the remaining strongholds for qaddafi's fighters. residents there are trying to escape growing shortages of food and medicine. as rebel fighters plan another push into the city. the rebels made their latest offensive over the weekend but now say they are pulling back to give people more time to leave. nato reports yesterday it hit eight military targets near the city. still no sign of colonel qaddafi but his spokesman says he is, quoting here, very happy that he is doing his part in the resistance. meantime, so
increased afghanistan and iraq. telling the army times the drawdown would happen over the next five years. the plan calls first for getting rid of 22,000 temporary positions. created for the troop surge in afghanistan. we're told the army would then cut another 27,000 spaces. using buyouts, retirement and other measures. a similar drawdown back in the 1990s made the u.s. more dependent on private contractors. while hundreds of civilians in libya leaving the hometown of colonel muammar qaddafi,...
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is ready to put an end to its enmity against iraq america's actions in its wars against afghanistan and iraq speak for themselves innocent civilians are being killed almost kind of certainly what i'm saying does not apply to the american people will respect the people of america and the american public for their enormous contribution to global industrial and take their logical detail and therefore i address my words the u.s. government and i believe that its policies are unreasonable and based on the logic of force this is absolutely unacceptable to iran. let's take a look at what's going on in syria how is this situation in syria different from that in iran. i mean it that. i find a serious concern and we should carry out an accurate and reasonable analysis of what is be happening in my country iran supports any mass revolutionary action as long as the pursuit legitimate demands as was the case internet via egypt yemen or any other country but only on condition the such rule to stick to it it should be free of foreign interference if iran does not tolerate meddling in other country's i
is ready to put an end to its enmity against iraq america's actions in its wars against afghanistan and iraq speak for themselves innocent civilians are being killed almost kind of certainly what i'm saying does not apply to the american people will respect the people of america and the american public for their enormous contribution to global industrial and take their logical detail and therefore i address my words the u.s. government and i believe that its policies are unreasonable and based...
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if he gets out of iraq and afghanistan that seems foolish to me. when he has somebody in the cross hairs he is a killing machine. >> he will go out fighting no doubt about it. 48 percent of americans say if he is re-elected they are going to leave the country. it seems to me it is very very tough for him to come back. >> 52 percent of the people vote for bash rack obama. 48 should know the country is leaving that not vice versa. >> this is really panic. this isn't we don't like him. if he is re-elected we are going over. >> the governor make a comeback? >> i thought it was the best he has looked. that heartless thing was really, that is like newt quinning rich with paul ryan. when they shoot themselves in the foot they are really accurate. i thought he did really well on your show. first time i looked at it i thought what is this guy all about? i thought he did really well last night. >> i thought he was okay. he still has problems on the illegal immigrations front. and the tea party people who were his main supporters i don't know if the governor,
if he gets out of iraq and afghanistan that seems foolish to me. when he has somebody in the cross hairs he is a killing machine. >> he will go out fighting no doubt about it. 48 percent of americans say if he is re-elected they are going to leave the country. it seems to me it is very very tough for him to come back. >> 52 percent of the people vote for bash rack obama. 48 should know the country is leaving that not vice versa. >> this is really panic. this isn't we don't...
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get out of afghanistan. >> i take a different approach on afghanistan. i say it's time to come home. >> the timetable by the end of 2014 is the right timetable for us to be completely withdrawn from afghanistan other than small footprint of support forces. >> we need to have a significant change in foreign policy which means all the troops come home, and turn that country back over to the afghans. >> now you have others who say, look, it should be up to conditions on the ground, et cetera. but we have the leading republican talking about a timetable which used to be like, you can't have a timetable, it just signals the enemy, et cetera. then you have other candidates going now, now, come home now. john mccain took a look at this and said he is a little worried about an isolationist trend in the republican party. do you worry about that? >> well, of course, you always have to worry about there are difficult times at home that people will say we really don't have the time and energy for what we must do abroad. that's always a danger. i don't think that deb
get out of afghanistan. >> i take a different approach on afghanistan. i say it's time to come home. >> the timetable by the end of 2014 is the right timetable for us to be completely withdrawn from afghanistan other than small footprint of support forces. >> we need to have a significant change in foreign policy which means all the troops come home, and turn that country back over to the afghans. >> now you have others who say, look, it should be up to conditions on the...
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germany maintains an air base in the south of the country, which it uses for the mission in afghanistan. but calls are growing for western governments to look beyond their own political interests and speak out against the human rights abuses in east pakistan. human rights watch says the time has come for sanctions to be imposed. >> you can say that eurozone economies are looking resilience on the markets today. steve has more. >> some encouraging signs. the european financial stability facility has successfully sold about two billion euros were the three-month bonds, which meant a solid demand as investors saw safety. the fact that successful in selling short-term debt tuesday. spain even saw its borrowing costs fall. the spanish treasury sold off nearly 5 billion euros of treasury bills. spain will be paying just over 4% interest on 12-month t-bills, almost 1% less than just a month ago. greece has reached its limit in raising taxes and now needs to refocus its austerity program on long-term spending cuts. the warning came as the greek finance minister met in athens on tuesday with sen
germany maintains an air base in the south of the country, which it uses for the mission in afghanistan. but calls are growing for western governments to look beyond their own political interests and speak out against the human rights abuses in east pakistan. human rights watch says the time has come for sanctions to be imposed. >> you can say that eurozone economies are looking resilience on the markets today. steve has more. >> some encouraging signs. the european financial...
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they won't pay the cost of going to mars or pedo they'll pay to my amazement they were paid to go into afghanistan and you think get rid of learned from the soviets were that was a big mistake. but they all seem to pay for that they will bomb is finding out it made it it won't but. exploration everybody can rhapsodize over the whole bowl but they're not willing to pay the taxes for unfortunately if i were a czar ok if i were premier i'd say we're going to go back to the moon. and i'm not i'm not as are not premier when you think about the average age of a team on a grounding twenty four and looking back at it do you feel safe to trust a bunch of twenty year olds now more than the old guys. well that was in a period where and we've had some very good elderly leadership but that leadership was smart enough to leave a lot of the technological and quick decisions up to the young people it was very they had a lot of screening and they were tested time and time again but there was a. the management listened to the younger people. and i'm not sure i can say the same about so good thank you very much for
they won't pay the cost of going to mars or pedo they'll pay to my amazement they were paid to go into afghanistan and you think get rid of learned from the soviets were that was a big mistake. but they all seem to pay for that they will bomb is finding out it made it it won't but. exploration everybody can rhapsodize over the whole bowl but they're not willing to pay the taxes for unfortunately if i were a czar ok if i were premier i'd say we're going to go back to the moon. and i'm not i'm...
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the troops have been in afghanistan for 11 years. after a while those goats have to look pretty good. >> i haven't seen it. >> stephen: well i'll pass that message on to her. i know that you're supposed to be apolitical, but is there any chance that you would jump into the republican primaries? because i think they'd go for you. come on. [cheering and applause] right now. commit. right now. newt and mitt, why not ray? >> i have a very important job being the chief of staff of the army. >> stephen: commander-in-chief sounds good though, rightle? >> i love working with these young men and women, these great soldiers who volunteer. that's my priority. when i'm done with that, i will retire somewhere and enjoy the rest of my life. >> stephen: i hope you'll reconsider. would you stick around for one last tribute to the troops. >> i will. >> stephen: thank you so much. we'll be right back with general ray odierno. ♪ ♪ ♪ mom? dad? guys? [ engine turns over ] [ engine revs ] ♪ he'll be fine. [ male announcer ] more people are leaving
the troops have been in afghanistan for 11 years. after a while those goats have to look pretty good. >> i haven't seen it. >> stephen: well i'll pass that message on to her. i know that you're supposed to be apolitical, but is there any chance that you would jump into the republican primaries? because i think they'd go for you. come on. [cheering and applause] right now. commit. right now. newt and mitt, why not ray? >> i have a very important job being the chief of staff of...
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iraq and afghanistan are two places where he is failing. in afghanistan he's pulling out troops out so fast he's putting the mission at risk. this president's performance means we may well lose both wars and the only reason that is not getting covered is because his performance so business mal. this is the third big theme that the president has tried out this year first it was win the future and state of the union speech the adult in the room during the debate over the debt ceiling now he's champion of the middle class. none of it has taken voter's minds off for unfortunately for him bill clinton called a lousy economy. >> everybody is talking about the economy. there is no way to ignore reality. that's the reality. we havenwe have a lousy economy. hopefully proichling slightly you have better jobless numbers unemployment has gone down. with regard to the numbers when it comes to national security they feel he has done a horrific job. >> look at iraq and afghanistan. >> if you look at afghanistan and iraq we have been there ten years. time
iraq and afghanistan are two places where he is failing. in afghanistan he's pulling out troops out so fast he's putting the mission at risk. this president's performance means we may well lose both wars and the only reason that is not getting covered is because his performance so business mal. this is the third big theme that the president has tried out this year first it was win the future and state of the union speech the adult in the room during the debate over the debt ceiling now he's...
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but they helped us with al-qaida target in afghanistan. and they openly support the network and safe havens in pakistan to attack our troops in afghanistan and parade aid to the taliban. and no longer are we to desinate aid to pakistan. and here is the key, secretary panetta said the idea of pakistan intelligence agencies supporting terrorism needs to come to end. they are destabling pakistan and killing american soldiers. if they continue, we'll put all options on the table includingy defending our troops. >> chris: that is tough statement. military action against whom? >> guest: i am saying that we know the hakaninetwork operates in pakistan. and admiral mullen and secretary panetta isi security intelligence network in pakistan they do good things with us against al-qaida. they have to choose. what drives this? pakistan believes that we are leaving afghanistan and betting the taliban will come back and pakistan military live like kings in pakistan. and democracy in afghanistan is a threat to military control in their own mind. it is a ti
but they helped us with al-qaida target in afghanistan. and they openly support the network and safe havens in pakistan to attack our troops in afghanistan and parade aid to the taliban. and no longer are we to desinate aid to pakistan. and here is the key, secretary panetta said the idea of pakistan intelligence agencies supporting terrorism needs to come to end. they are destabling pakistan and killing american soldiers. if they continue, we'll put all options on the table includingy...
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. >> reporter: hamid placed the camp in several locations including cashmere and afghanistan before settle on the town of balacot just north of the large pakistani city. >> most places are not going to be in highly populated areas, they're going to be in low populated area. they don't want gunshots to be heard by anybody. >> here in the u.s.? >> yes. >> here in the u.s.? >> yes. >> which government buildings are you talking about? >> the justice. >> justice? >> justice or immigration building or the like -- >> this is completely false. this gentleman is only repeating what he was told. and you can tell from the way he pauses. >> reporter: the experts do say based on his description of the training it appears possible hamid attended a camp but they doubt he was parking lot of anjihad group. >> he sounds like an idealistic individual who wants to be part of a big revolution and it doesn't look like he belongs to any. >> reporter: in his interviews, his description of training changed. later hamad said he fired machine guns in a tape his father said he himself visited many camps and he offere
. >> reporter: hamid placed the camp in several locations including cashmere and afghanistan before settle on the town of balacot just north of the large pakistani city. >> most places are not going to be in highly populated areas, they're going to be in low populated area. they don't want gunshots to be heard by anybody. >> here in the u.s.? >> yes. >> here in the u.s.? >> yes. >> which government buildings are you talking about? >> the justice....
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"the wars of afghanistan." it is definitive work and fascinating to understand the region that is so critical to our national security. thank you very much to jane harmon, nine term congresswoman, how select intelligence committee and the ceo of the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. >>> coming up, secretary clinton lashes out at syria after pro government forces mob the u.s. embassy. we're on the scene in damascus next. >> u.s. officials slammed the syrian regime today as tension between the countries reaches a new high. secretary of state hillary clinton had her strongest criticism of president assad yet. >> president assad is not indispensable and we have nothing invested in him remaining in power. our goal is to see that the will of the syrian people for a democratic transformation occurs. >> this, after protesters attacked the u.s. embassy in syria. arwa damon is in damascus and joins us with the latest. arwa, secretary of state clintden said we really have no interest in assad. we want the
"the wars of afghanistan." it is definitive work and fascinating to understand the region that is so critical to our national security. thank you very much to jane harmon, nine term congresswoman, how select intelligence committee and the ceo of the woodrow wilson international center for scholars. >>> coming up, secretary clinton lashes out at syria after pro government forces mob the u.s. embassy. we're on the scene in damascus next. >> u.s. officials slammed the...
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schroeder has been serving in a military hospital in afghanistan since july. >>> the news keeps coming tonight. brian bolter now with the news edge at 11:00. >>> following breaking news tonight out of the district, an amber alert has just been issued for two missing children. fox 5's roz plater following the very latest breaking details. >> reporter: police are considering this a critical case, an emergency they are telling us now. there was an abduction here in the 2300 block of 15th street northeast at the children's home about 6:00 tonight. this is what police are telling me happened, that the father took these two children, a 9- month-old girl by the name of tiara and a 2-year-old little boy by the name of robert iii at gunpoint. it's also believed we're told the father was wearing a bulletproof vest. he is believed to be traveling in a car that is a gray four door lincoln 2001 with a virginia license plate xfp2636. i'll repeat that again, virginia tag xfp2636. that's the car he is believed to be driving, unclear which direction he has taken off in, but again police believe he is a
schroeder has been serving in a military hospital in afghanistan since july. >>> the news keeps coming tonight. brian bolter now with the news edge at 11:00. >>> following breaking news tonight out of the district, an amber alert has just been issued for two missing children. fox 5's roz plater following the very latest breaking details. >> reporter: police are considering this a critical case, an emergency they are telling us now. there was an abduction here in the 2300...
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that destroyed a koran. >> the american-back government of afghanistan will protect you. the lieutenant andrew simmons is a relentless minister of that message. >> they can be back into afghan society. >> reporter: some days there are glimers of hope. for the first time, taliban planted a big bomb along the road they're patrolling. >> yeah, we know we need to encourage more people to tell us about this stuff. >> reporter: the bomb is uncovered and destroyed. >> they do what do to survive. >> reporter: the reality of survival is this, american soldiers are leaving. the afghan government is slow to fill the void and time is running out. for "this week," i'm mike boettcher in the pech valley, after fwan stan. >>> coming up, your cheat sheet for next week in politics. or creates another laptop bag or hires another employee, it's not just good for business. it's good for the entire community. at bank of america, we know the impact that local businesses have on communities. that's why we extended $7.8 billion to small businesses across the country so far this year. because the
that destroyed a koran. >> the american-back government of afghanistan will protect you. the lieutenant andrew simmons is a relentless minister of that message. >> they can be back into afghan society. >> reporter: some days there are glimers of hope. for the first time, taliban planted a big bomb along the road they're patrolling. >> yeah, we know we need to encourage more people to tell us about this stuff. >> reporter: the bomb is uncovered and destroyed....
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i want to move on to afghanistan. you had a very interesting piece in "the new york times" in which you said that the administration should take its cues in terms of its withdraw in afghanistan from nixon and kissinger's withdrawal from vietnam. that is not usually looked upon as a model of success. so explain what you meant. >> nixon and kissinger tried to extricate the united states from the war in vietnam. they knew they weren't going to win. they were going to lose. they tried to tiptoe away and leave the local parties to keep fighting by themselves. it almost worked. but after the u.s. got out, the whole house of cards came falling down because congress wouldn't let the government support saigon because the local parties weren't able to defend themselves and so forth. i think essentially, if the obama administration can tiptoe out of the ground combat in afghanistan while continuing to support the regime in kabul and continuing to bash the enemies and so forth, essentially you could get extrication even as essent
i want to move on to afghanistan. you had a very interesting piece in "the new york times" in which you said that the administration should take its cues in terms of its withdraw in afghanistan from nixon and kissinger's withdrawal from vietnam. that is not usually looked upon as a model of success. so explain what you meant. >> nixon and kissinger tried to extricate the united states from the war in vietnam. they knew they weren't going to win. they were going to lose. they...
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let's get it done right. >> their sons are marines fighting in afghanistan. they doubt they will be the first wave of troops to return since they are specialized and on the front lines. military experts suggest support staff in transportation and logistics should pull out first. those at home fear once a withdraw starts, the violence will rise. >> if they will get the ones out in the spring of next year, hopefully when the fighting is going on it is heavy again. so i just want to make sure they are safe. >> still deployments won't end. that's why this blue star mom's fundraiser at chilly's in san jose is going forward as planned. >> they always seem to get this way around christmas. and it makes me sad. it is my brother. it is my nephew. it is my family. >> military leaders on the ground told the president they would prefer a more staggered withdraw after the summer of 2012 because that would give troops more time to maintain control. in the south bay bureau, lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> thanks. >>> on to other news, a notoriously violent crime boss who
let's get it done right. >> their sons are marines fighting in afghanistan. they doubt they will be the first wave of troops to return since they are specialized and on the front lines. military experts suggest support staff in transportation and logistics should pull out first. those at home fear once a withdraw starts, the violence will rise. >> if they will get the ones out in the spring of next year, hopefully when the fighting is going on it is heavy again. so i just want to...
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. >>> it is the deadliest day in afghanistan since the war started. 38 troops were killed overnight when a helicopter was shot down. the taliban is claiming responsibility but officials are trying to determine what happened. drew levinson reports for wjz news. >> reporter: the military believes that the helicopter, like this one, was shot down by a rocket propelled grenade t happened during a night raid as the chopper was on its way to a suspected compound in eastern afghanistan. cbs has learned 20 special operations forces, most seals, were killed. the five crew members are dead, along with seven afghan soldiers and a dog. it went down in the province west of kabult is a stronghold and it is claiming responsibility for shooting down the helicopter. in a statement the president said, their deaths are a reminder of the sacrifices made by the men and women of the military and families. the afghan president offered his condolences to the president and the families. cbs confirms the seals who tide were from the unit involved in the raid that killed osama bin laden. but none took part in that
. >>> it is the deadliest day in afghanistan since the war started. 38 troops were killed overnight when a helicopter was shot down. the taliban is claiming responsibility but officials are trying to determine what happened. drew levinson reports for wjz news. >> reporter: the military believes that the helicopter, like this one, was shot down by a rocket propelled grenade t happened during a night raid as the chopper was on its way to a suspected compound in eastern afghanistan....
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our big story at noon -- president obama is in new york to meet troops just come from afghanistan. last night, the president announced his plan to wind down the war and bring home one-third of our troops by next summer. at least one other country is following suit. >> with the american economy in mind, president obama says the war in afghanistan is coming to an end beginning next month. >> we have spent a trillion dollars on war. in times of rising debt and hard economic times. it's time to focus on nation- building here at home. >> his plan -- 10,000 troops out by the end of this year, 33,000 out by next summer. it's a more aggressive pullout and military advisers wanted, but even some democrats are not satisfied. >> we've got a deficit issue. if you want to save a third of a trillion dollars, get the war over send. >> 70,000 american troops can stay there so one faction of afghans can be equal to another. i don't understand. >> this morning, the afghan president said his young troops are ready to take over and in a rare statement, taliban spokesperson purge all foreign troops to
our big story at noon -- president obama is in new york to meet troops just come from afghanistan. last night, the president announced his plan to wind down the war and bring home one-third of our troops by next summer. at least one other country is following suit. >> with the american economy in mind, president obama says the war in afghanistan is coming to an end beginning next month. >> we have spent a trillion dollars on war. in times of rising debt and hard economic times. it's...
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. >> and the other big news, tens of thousands of troops in afghanistan will soon becoming home. the president went on national television tonight to announce his plans. >> the president's plan is getting a lukewarm response even from some in his own party. >> america it is time to focus on nation building here at home. >> reporter: the president parently responding to a majority of americans who want an end to the war ordered the withdrawal of 30,000 troops by the end of next summer. ten thousand by the end of this year. it equals 30,000 he sent with the surge of 2009. >> when i announced the surge we set objectives, to refocus on al-qaeda, to train afghanistan security forces to defend their own country. i also made it clear that the commitment would not be open ended and that we would begin to draw down this july. >> reporter: the longest war has cost $444 billion, claimed 1500 men and women. the president said the its was filling its commitment. >> our mission will change from combat to support. by 2014 this process of transition will be complete and the afghanistan people wi
. >> and the other big news, tens of thousands of troops in afghanistan will soon becoming home. the president went on national television tonight to announce his plans. >> the president's plan is getting a lukewarm response even from some in his own party. >> america it is time to focus on nation building here at home. >> reporter: the president parently responding to a majority of americans who want an end to the war ordered the withdrawal of 30,000 troops by the end...